sarcoidosis

Noun

Meaning

a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sarcoid granuloma Bell's palsy bronchiolitis atelectasis asbestosis acute respiratory distress syndrome berylliosis aspiration pneumonia alveolar infiltrates causes of facial paralysis autoimmune disorders dust fibrosis form of interstitial lung disease progressive scarring of the lungs
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Hypernyms

pathology

Examples

Material and methods: Almost all patients with primary diagnosed sarcoidosis in Latvia have been investigated in the "Centre of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases" of Riga Eastern Clinical University Hospital. Source: Internet

Although it can occur in families, there is no evidence that sarcoidosis is passed from parents to children. Source: Internet

If valvular heart disease caused by cardiac sarcoidosis is present, surgery ought to be considered using the same criteria employed for anyone else with heart valve problems. Source: Internet

There is no treatment at present to reverse the lung scarring (fibrosis) that might be present in advanced sarcoidosis. Source: Internet

The symptoms are usually mild; sarcoidosis is usually found when X-rays are done for other reasons. Source: Internet

When sarcoidosis does produce cardiac problems, however, those problems can be severe. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sarcoid sarcoidal sarcoidlike sarcoidotic sarcolactate sarcolactic